Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections.

Attorney General Aaron Frey is one of 19 attorneys general to argue that the president does not have constitutional authority to dictate election rules to the states.

Maine’s secretary of state is speaking out against a proposal to change how people vote in the U.S. This comes after an executive order by President Donald Trump to improve election security. The executive order requires proof of citizenship to register to vote in elections and mandates that all ballots be received by Election Day across the country.

Trump signed an executive order last week spelling out changes such as requiring government-issued ID to register to vote, as well as the completion of all ballot-counting by the end of Election Day.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine Democrats have put forward a proposal to no longer award the state’s Electoral College votes by congressional district if Republican-led Nebraska also switches to a winner-take-all system for presidential elections.

Maine is on the verge of a health care disaster, and it’s not because of a virus, a flood or a storm. It’s because of a deliberate, avoidable failure of political leadership. And the consequences are already being felt first and hardest in the communities of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

Republicans called on Maine Secretary Shenna Bellows to step aside from her role overseeing elections after she announced her campaign for governor.

The lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge against Trump's executive order on voting. The attorneys general argue the order is "an unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections."

Maine's secretary of state declined to say whether Maine will get involved in any court battles challenging the executive order but noted that individual states have broad discretion to set their own election laws.

Nineteen Democrat-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship to vote. In

As Maine prepares to vote on its own voter ID proposal, a federal order mandating citizenship proof to register has stirred concerns among voting rights advocates.

Maine’s secretary of state is still reviewing the impact of the president’s recently signed executive order on preserving and protecting the integrity of American elections.